Michael looked at Edward in the ICU, who still showed no signs of improvement, and secretly hoped Edward wouldn’t wake up again; it would be much more convenient if he died sooner.

The only troubling aspect now is that this incident has involved Mabel, and behind Mabel, there’s Kyle.

Michael was genuinely scared that Kyle might uncover something. After all, it was Kyle who found out about the drugging incident before.

Christopher had just spoken with the doctor, his face full of worry.

"Dad, what did the doctor say?" Michael asked.

"The doctor suggests transferring hospitals," Christopher said, "Given the current medical level of the hospital, it’s not sufficient to perform a second surgery on your uncle. But if he doesn’t have the second surgery, he might never wake up and could eventually become vegetative."

Michael’s heart leaped with joy; becoming vegetative? That would be the best outcome.

"I’ll contact some hospitals to see if there’s any hospital that can save your uncle," Christopher said as he took out his phone, intending to dial a number, but his younger son stopped him.

"What are you doing?" Christopher asked.

"Dad, if Uncle really can’t wake up, it wouldn’t be a bad thing," Michael said. "Before, because Uncle was around, no matter how much you accomplished in the Quinn Family, you didn’t have any real power, and everything had to be decided by Uncle. Now that Uncle’s had an accident, won’t everything in the Quinn Family be under your control?"

Christopher was stunned, then his face turned bright red, and he slapped his beloved younger son’s face, "Don’t let me hear such rebellious words again; do you think this day of the Quinn Family came easily? It was all thanks to your uncle! If Quinn really loses your uncle, how long can it remain glorious?"

Although Christopher had been oppressed by his elder brother all these years, he knew his own worth very well. He was both jealous and admiring of his brother, but the brotherly bond was also undeniable. Moreover, he and his brother were true siblings from the same parents! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

If he really treated his brother this way, he’d be ashamed to face his parents in the afterlife, let alone his brother.

Michael rubbed the cheek that was hit, feeling indignant, when suddenly Christopher’s phone rang, and after he answered the call, a peculiar expression appeared on his face.

"Dad, what’s wrong? Whose call is it?" Michael asked.

"It’s from the police. They said they’ve found evidence that your uncle’s car was indeed tampered with, and they want someone from the Quinn Family to go into the police for questioning."

Fear flashed in Michael’s eyes, and he started to plan internally.

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When Mabel woke up, she only saw Kyle sitting by her hospital bed, his dark eyes gently observing her.

At that moment, she felt as if she was back before the car accident, as if there was no conflict between them, everything seemed so peaceful and warm.

"Kyle," she murmured, "How long have you been here?"

"A few hours, perhaps. Seeing you asleep, I just sat by," he replied.

Sat by... for hours? Mabel sat up, saying, "I... I’ll wash my face first." Saying this, she started to rise from the bed.

"Let me carry you over," he offered, bending down to lift her up.